PSY150 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR TERM PROJECT Concept 1. Actor Observer Bias (Chapter 2) Actor observer bias is a type of bias in attribution process. In actor observer bias‚ people tend to interpret and react the same situation in different ways because of the position that they are in. As a result‚ they -as actors and observers- make different statements about the same situation. In fact‚ if a person is in the actor position‚ the attributions that s/he makes are based on the external factors
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Oedipus is a king‚ running a country‚ but instead of trying to make things right by finding the person who killed former king‚ Laius‚ he sends his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to find out for him. When Creon comes back‚ Oedipus hope it be nothing but good news. The gods told Creon that the one responsible for King Laius murder must be exiled. Jocasta was Laius wife when Laius was murdered. Jocasta and Oedipus got married. Oedipus suspects that the gods told Creon who killed Laius‚ but he denies it. Oedipus
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The way that journalism in the USA portrays Neo-Liberalism leads me to believe a majority of Americans might be hoodwinked into believing that’s the way life is supposed to be. Liberalism and Political Economic Liberalism or Neo-Liberalism‚ are only related by the word liberal and only the word. Liberalism is a way in which people are involved in a society where free speech‚ equal opportunities‚ and human rights and dignity are common place. The USA was built on these kinds of principles and President
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Although some of the worst employment discrimination was eliminated by the Civil Rights Act in 1964‚ many women continue to undergo unfair and unlawful discrimination in the workplace. Even though women have come a long way‚ they are still being discriminated against in certain fields of work. High-end jobs‚ most commonly large companies and medical fields‚ continue to discriminate against women even though they have the same job qualifications as men. There are many different ways in which women
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Over the years much research has been done on the topic of self-handicapping. There have been many studies done on the relationship between the effects of self-handicapping on physical performance of athletes and physical education students. How much of an effect‚ and whether it is positive or negative to physical performance was a matter of controversy however. The studies agreed that self-handicapping had an impact on physical performance but each went into deeper variables that may enhance
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With the use of self-reflecting stories of unknowing bias and real life scenarios‚ Ross realizes that our choices‚ ideas‚ and beliefs are a mixture of false information‚ biases‚ irrational thinking‚ and prejudices. Biases provide a shortcut for the conscious mind to make decisions‚ and create a safety net from dealing with things in the real world. He uses various examples that relate to real world situations and how the bias could affect our everyday lives. The treatment of patients and doctors
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Is being bias a good or bad thing? Well in my opinion no its not. When people ask certain kinds of questions‚ the only way to answer to have a better answer is to be biased. Not everyone will think of the situation the way you will think about it. Most of the challenging problems that us human solve are known as inductive problems‚ these are problems that there is no right answer to the situation its identified based on the evidence you have or witnessed to have you think that certain way. When problem
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felt that “they may exacerbate unwarranted and unjust disparities that are already far too common in our criminal justice system and in our society”. The Sentencing Commission did not do a study however‚ ProPublica issued an article called Machine Bias in May 2016. They compare the risk assessment of individual arrested with the same crime but of different races. ProPublica compared two burglary cases. Brisha Borden an 18 year-old black female to that of Vernon Prater a 41 year-old white male;
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Media Bias We face Today Media bias is the bias or perceived bias of journalist and news producers within the media in the media in selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered. Media Bias has been going on for quite a while and people are unaware on who’s to blame. I disagree I blame the journalist and producers for spreading the bias across the world for entertainment and money‚ it is not right and should be stopped. There are many types of media bias‚ there
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Dealing with Unconscious Bias in the Workplace Unconscious bias is actually a rather scary concept‚ but it is nonetheless something that nearly everybody is subject to. In simple terms‚ unconscious bias refers to the biases that we have towards others that are not in our conscious control. When we meet people‚ we make instant assessments of them‚ normally based on our own experiences‚ and cultural environment and background. Most of us like to believe that we’re open-minded and objective‚ however
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